Luchanov family had drone that flew over dacha of Moseichuk brothers, who were later killed, – Butsko
The kidnappers of the Moseichuk brothers acted in an organised manner: they broke into the holiday home, took the CCTV footage and abducted the men.
This was reported by hromadske journalist Diana Butsko on the "Butusov Plus" programme, according to Censor.NET.
Details
She said that the abduction had taken place two weeks ago. Nobody knew about it.
"That is why the first journalists arrived in this village; they wanted to speak out, they wanted publicity – firstly, to seek justice in the case of the Moseychuk brothers, and secondly, they wanted public protection for themselves, because their relatives were on the list – there was one child, as I’ve already said – and they fear for the lives of all these people, they fear for the lives of their own relatives, because they know Luchanov, who lived nearby, or at least used to turn up there, and they are very frightened," said Butsko.
According to the journalist, a group of men arrived in the village looking for those who owned motorbikes and had been causing trouble for Luchanov’s wife.
"They arrived the following evening at the holiday home where Roman and Maksym Moseichuk were staying. They burst in, knocked them to the ground, shot one of them in the leg, presumably put balaclavas over their heads, tied their hands and took them away. There were CCTV cameras at the holiday home. The Luchanov family had a drone which often flew over the village, surveying the situation, particularly over these men’s holiday home.
"They stole the CCTV servers, took these people away, arrived in two cars and drove off to the Poltava region, where the team is based," she added.
Watch the full programme with journalist Diana Butsko via this link.
What led up to it
- On Saturday, 11 July, a number of media outlets, citing their own sources, reported that Stanislav Luchanov, commander of the 155th Separate Mechanised Brigade, was being sought after nine soldiers from the brigade were detained on suspicion of abducting two civilian men from the Kyiv region.
- Sources within law enforcement agencies, as reported by Hromadske, have stated that nine servicemen from the 155th Brigade, including a battalion commander, have been detained in connection with the case.
- The Kyiv Regional Police did not comment on the matter when asked by the media. Luchanov did not answer journalists’ calls.
- According to information from "Ukrainska Pravda" sources within the law enforcement agencies, the case involves not only the abduction of people but also their murder. Following a domestic dispute, the brigade commander ordered his subordinates to abduct two civilians in the Kyiv region, who were then taken to the Poltava region and killed.
- According to sources at ZN.UA, the investigation’s theory is that Luchanov’s wife was insulted by unknown individuals, after which the brigade commander ordered eight of his subordinates to punish those responsible. They abducted two men – Maksym M. and Roman M., residents of the village of Kalynivka in the Bila Tserkva district – and killed them.
- The "North" Operational Command has confirmed reports in the media that Stanislav Luchanov, commander of the 155th Separate Mechanised Brigade (military unit A5001), is wanted.
- The General Prosecutor’s Office has reported that the former commander of the 155th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Army’s Operational Command "North", and all those currently identified as having participated in the crime, have been notified of their status as suspects in the unlawful deprivation of liberty and the intentional murder of two civilians in the Kyiv region.
- According to Censor.NET, Luchanova was detained in Kyiv.
